Posted: Aug 1, 2008, 10:08 AM CST
Michelle Palmer, 36, and Vince Acors, 34, had hoped to escape with a caution after they publicly apologised to the police officers involved in the case.
But the pair, who as part of their bail conditions are unable to leave Dubai, have been charged with three offences which could mean a maximum sentence of six years in prison if found guilty.
The triple charges are indecent behaviour, having unmarried sex and having consumed alcohol.
The pair were apprehended on July 5 by a police officer following an all-day Friday brunch held in one of the city's hotels.
Acors, 34, a father-of-one from Bromley, Kent, denied having sex in public but said that he deeply regretted his "thoughtless actions" and had been left "humbled and humiliated" by the experience.
Palmer, a publishing executive originally from Oakham, Rutland, left her company earlier this month when the allegations first arose.
It is against the law in the United Arab Emirates to have sexual relations outside of marriage.
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